AP Human Geography 6.3 Understanding Urban Planning
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10 Terms
Urban Sprawl
The uncontrolled expansion of cities and towns into undeveloped areas
Urban Morphology
The physical layout (structure) of a city
Functional Zonation
The idea that zones/regions of an urban area have specific and distinct purposes
Central Business District (CBD)
The commercial heart of the city
Burgess Concentric Model
City structured of rings that surround the CBD
Hoyt Sector Model
City arranged in a series of sectors radiating out from CBD
Multiple Nuclei Model
City with multiple CBDs
Edge Cities
Nodes of economic activity that have developed in the periphery of large cities
Infrastructure
The basic organizational structures and facilities that cities need in order to operate
Infilling
Process of developing vacant land within existing urban areas to increase density, rather than expanding into rural land
